Since I’m hoping you might buy the book when it comes out in the autumn (!), I’d value your comments on possible titles (see shortlist below). Whatever about judging a book by its cover, a good title certainly helps. In the four years or so since I had the idea for a book of tips [...]
Archive for June, 2008
What to call the new book?
Posted in Sustainable living on June 30, 2008 | 4 Comments »
What price cheaper food?
Posted in Food, Sustainable living on June 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
What would you do to bring down the cost of food? Rising food prices are a worry for many, but for impoverished people living close to the edge, more expensive food could mean starvation. Writing in New Scientist, Deborah MacKenzie argues that one of the main factors driving recent price hikes is the growing demand [...]
Misleading energy ratings
Posted in Shopping, Sustainable living, electricity on June 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Buy A-rated electrical appliances, we are told, because they are more energy-efficient. Not so, says Brendan Boardman of the UK’s Environmental Change Institute, writing in the latest edition of Chemistry & Industry magazine. It seems that it is easier for larger devices to achieve an A-rating, even though they consume more electricity on average than [...]
‘Smart’ solution to Dublin traffic?
Posted in Transport on June 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Hm. Call me sceptical, but . . . A report by Harry McGee in today’s Irish Times, reveals that the Department of Energy is working on a hi-tech ‘smart’ system to cut commuting times and make journey times more reliable, and to enable more people to work from home, the ultimate aim being to cut [...]
Electricity use and prices soars
Posted in Sustainable living, electricity on June 18, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Bad news but also some good news in yesterday’s report from Sustainable Energy Ireland on our soaring electricity use, and the ESB’s application for a 30% increase in the price of electricity. First the bad news. There are nearly 1.5 million households in Ireland now (up 43% since 1990); our homes are larger on average [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on June 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »
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